Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an After-School Program for Middle Schoolers with ADHD: A Randomized Trial in a Large Public Middle School

Autor/inn/en	Molina, Brooke S. G.; Flory, Kate; Bukstein, Oscar G.; Greiner, Andrew R.; Baker, Jennifer L.; Krug, Vicky; Evans, Steven W.
Titel	Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an After-School Program for Middle Schoolers with ADHD: A Randomized Trial in a Large Public Middle School
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 12 (2008) 3, S.207-217 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054707311666
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Homework; School Activities; Academic Achievement; After School Programs; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Program Effectiveness; Comparative Analysis; Behavior Modification; Study Habits; Student Behavior; Interpersonal Competence; Recreational Activities; Skill Development; Attitude Measures; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Drug Therapy; Aggression + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Hausaufgabe; Schulleistung; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Study behavior; Study behaviour; Studienverhalten; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Freizeitgestaltung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Objective: This pilot study tests the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an after-school treatment program for middle schoolers with ADHD using a randomized clinical trial design. Method: A total of 23 students with ADHD (25% female, 48% African American) from a large public middle school were randomly assigned to a 10-week program or to community comparison. Manualized treatment targeted educational, social, and recreational skills, homework completion, and school and home behavior. Parents participated. Results: Recruitment and randomization targets were easily met (87% completion). Parent and teacher satisfaction was positive. Small to medium treatment effects resulted despite greater medication use in the control group, with improvements in functioning for the program-treated youth or absence of deterioration relative to the comparison group. Conclusion: Despite testing an abbreviated version of the after-school program (less than 5 months), this study reveals feasibility and palatability for this intervention and modest beneficial effects on behavioral and academic outcomes. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10